San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-09-29
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Donahoo, our new grocer, viii settle
here with his family.
Mr.. Peter Woods Is at homo from his
ranch In the mountains.
Our Junior reports good time ON his
late trip to Kendall county. More anon.
DR.. Roberts. of Lockhart, was In town
Thursday, en- route for San Antonio. He
came win the new railroad.
We regret TO learn that our worthy friend
aud fellow citizen, John Motheral, Is very
much reduced by tho disease which has 30
long afflicted him.
DIR. Pendleton reached homo from his
European trip few days since. or course
il was grad treat. Glad to notice that he
is looking SO we'll.
Rev. DIR. Smoot resigned as ono Of the
Lunatic Asylum board soon after the Dor.
sett fiasoo-out of disgust, rs may fairly be
presumed. with the result.
Mr.. Fred Smith has retired from the
livery stable of Smith & McGeheo aud suo-
ceded by q Mr.. Collier. Mr.. s. has pur-
chased Jerry Smiths dray line.
Miss Sara r. Mitchell and Prof M. O,
McGee, of Kyle Seminary, called on the
FREE PRESS on Saturday, in the absence OF
the editor. and much TO his regret
Mrs Graham, who came from Prairie
Lea some time since in order that her son
might attended the Institute, died suddenly
on Monday morning at her residence on
San Antonio street. Her death is attributed
to heart disease.
At Reynolds Il Daniels we noticed three
pears from Mrs. Prescotts grounds, which
would weigh nearly pound each. A larger
one we learn was sent to Parson French,
which surpassed a specimen he had sent
from California. Pretty good we should
say.
Belger X Cahill have their lime-kilm COM
pleted. 1t Is one which excludes all ashes,
cts, from the lime. They already have
lime for sale, and expect to have an office
in the city. Their sales will be principally
via the new railroad, but for the construc-
ton of which they would not have started
In business here In spite of the croakers,
here is one point in which the road is bene-
fitting San Marcos. Success to the enter
prising firm of Belger & Cahill.
The FREE PRESS received pleasant call
this morning from Mr.. Lloyd r. Coleman,
president of the Mechanics and Traders
Insurance Co.. of New Orleans. MIR. Cole
man bore letter of introduction to the
editor from an old friend in Los Angeles
CAL, where he has been visiting. and
Mr.. Julian will regret that his absence
prevented their meeting. Mr.. @. is the
father of Mrs. A. M. Young of our city.
He adds his testimony to prosperity and
Southern California. We hope his short
visit here to may be pleasant one.
Philosopher vogelsang has favored us
with pamphlet by W. II. Carpenter, an
Englishman residing in Baltimore, entitled
Zone Hundred Proofs that the Earth is
Not Globe" In other words he argues
that Copernicus was mistaken, and that the
old idea that the earth is fiat and stationary,
while the sun goes round it, for que tioning
which that philosopher was prosecuted, was
after all correct. Philosopher Vogelsang is
wrestling with this subject, and will an
nounce "the conclusion of the whole mat
ter" in the next issue of the Cosmos. Of
course all who are in doubt on the subject
will suspend their judgment until its final
settlement by our distinguished fellow
citizen,